Improved paper box



F. FIELD. PAPER BOX.

No. 98,860. Patented Jan. 18, 187 0.

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dished fifties FRANKLIN FIELD, OF TROY, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent N 98,860, dated January 18, 1870.

IMPROVED PAPER BOX.

The Schedule referred 'to in these Letters Patent and. making part of the same.

'To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANKLIN FIELD, of the city of Troy, iu the county of Rensselaer, and State of New York, have invented a new and improved Paper Box; and that the following'is a full, clear, and exact description of my said invention, reference being had to the accompanying rawings, and the letters ot reference marked thereon, which form a .part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved paper box, when folded and completed, as hereinafter Figure 2 is a view of-the' blank or piece of paper, from which the box is made, as it appears when out or stamped out, ready for folding.

Figure 3 is a transverse section of said box, parallel with the ends thereof.

Figure-Ms a section, parallel with the front and rear end.

Figure 5 is a section, parallel with the top and bottom of said box.

My invention relates to boxes used for the purposeof packing linen or paper collars, or similar articles of manufacture; and consists in making boxes in a much cheaper manner, and .of amore desirable and attractive form;

Heretofore, bQXG'S for the purpose of packing collars have been made *6! several difi'ereut pieces or parts, and with. a separate and detachable cover, which slides over-the body of the box.

By my mode of manufacture, I produce a hand some and more suitable article, at much less expense.

The constructionof my improved box, is as follows:

From a sheet of paper cloth and paper, or other suitable material, I cut or stamp a blank, fig. 2. The parallel lines in this figure, show where the paper is divided, and the dotted lines, the direction of the several folds.. f

Before folding, two slits, a and b, are made in that portionof theblank which. is to form the front of the box, and the ends of the strap or keeper 0 d, are passed through them. V

' he bottom of the blank,- as shown in'fig. 2, which is to form the upper edge of the box, is" folded along the line 1, 2, 3, 4.,

The square pieces 5 10 and F212, are then folded in toward each other along the lines'6 10 and 7 11, so that they will be at right angles with the bottom 6 11.

The square pieces 13 18 and 15 20, are also folded in along the lines 14 I8 and 15 19, andpressed flat to the surface of the t0p'14 19.

The sides 1 6 and *1 8, are then bent along the lines 2 6 and 3 7., to a vel'ticalposition, or to a right angle with their former position.

The sides 9 14 and 11 16, are bent to a similar position along the lines 10 14 and 11 15. 1 The whole blankis then-fol' letfalong' the lines .6 .7. and 10 11, so 'that'thefrontZT and back 10 15, are opposite to and. parallel with each other: In this -..position', the sides, enfold or overlap each other, andthe pieces 5 10 7 12 will be inside both, thus forming the box with? sides double throughout, and triple in the lower half, and giving it great strength. i

The rectangle'fi 11 will form the bottom of the box.

rue pieces 1 2 and 3 gt fold over the upper ends oftbe sides!) 14 and 1116. The rectangle 14 19 is-thcn folded along the line 14 15, forming the top of the box, and the flap '21 isfolded down along the line- 18' 19, and the tongue is passed through the keeper 0 d. When the box is completed andfopen, it will present the appearance shown in fig. 1. The double edge along the line], 2, 3, 4, the folded pieces 1318and'15 20, and the sides, are held in place by gluei'ior other adhesivematerial, but thisis all the fastening that is needed. It will be seen that the box, as completed, is'souiething in the shape of a toilet-case, and forms a pretty audattractive toilet-article, while the cost of making it is. far less than the cost of the boxcsheretofore in use.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Let-. ters Patent, is-

As a new article of manufacture, a box, composed of paper or similanmaterial, coustmcted from a blank out along the lines 5 c, 7 8,9 10,11.12,13 14, and 15 16, and folded as hereinbefore described, constituting a rectangular box, with a lid or cover, asspecified.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, this 23d day of September, 1869.

F. FIELD.

Witnesses:

J. FoRsYTn, E. Gowns. 

